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governor malloy was first elected governor of connecticut in 2007, took office this january -- in 2010, took office in jan 2011. he's connecticut's first democratic governor in 20 years. upon taking office, he faced the largest per capita deficit in the country, a total debt of about $3.5 billion. before taking office he did several terms as mayor of stanford, connecticut, from 1995 to 2009, and what's particularly relevant to us today for this conversation is promising to make 2012 the year of education in connecticut, he tackled a reform agenda in a state that has long been known for one of the nation's widest racial achievement gaps. and the governor took the lead in passing one of the nation's more dramatic education bills. signed it in may 2012. it was public act 12116, an act concerning education reform. some of the package's most significant features required a new teacher evaluation pilot in which 45% of the evaluation would be based on student learning. the governor's package created a commissioner's network similar to the recovery school district in louisiana which has the ab
governor malloy was first elected governor of connecticut in 2007, took office this january -- in 2010, took office in jan 2011. he's connecticut's first democratic governor in 20 years. upon taking office, he faced the largest per capita deficit in the country, a total debt of about $3.5 billion. before taking office he did several terms as mayor of stanford, connecticut, from 1995 to 2009, and what's particularly relevant to us today for this conversation is promising to make 2012 the year of...
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makes it attractive and that is one of the major factors as to why the president, once you only got elected and he felt there was a series, sophisticated committed partner on the other side, that the president now has committed political will in his own name towards this process in which is not done at all since he took office. and that combined with the iranians are doing the same is creating a dramatically different situation into negotiations than ever has existed. but still he didn't mean it was easy and it didn't mean it couldn't have collapsed. the talks were supposed to end friday, but they continued on through saturday and that's when john kerry should have been to all of the other foreign ministers showed up and that a lot of us were thinking, they are only showing up because ideal already is had and they just had to wait for them to show up so the photo op could be there without any one of the missing. then it just kept dragging on. then they became 10 p.m. at night government and the talk was that john kerry has to go to london the day after. curiously because he needed have been
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we elected the leader of haiti. we finally got the ceasefire in northern ireland, which led three years afterwards to the good friday accord. which still is held today for good times and bad. we got the bosnian peace agreement. we had the largest handover of land for the israelis to the palestinians in the west bank that caused my friend prime minister rabin his life three weeks later. ron brown's plane crashed in 1995. oklahoma city occurred in 1995, raising all kinds of other questions about intelligence in the relationship of those who collected intelligence abroad and those who collected it at home, how should be shared and what should be done. meanwhile, boris yeltsin was trying to preserve his position as a true democrat small fee and russia against opponents who wanted a more authoritarian future, either going back to communists and were forward with a kind of ultra- naturalism that would re-create in their own minds a 20th and then 21st century version of the russian empire. meanwhile, we were also seen the
we elected the leader of haiti. we finally got the ceasefire in northern ireland, which led three years afterwards to the good friday accord. which still is held today for good times and bad. we got the bosnian peace agreement. we had the largest handover of land for the israelis to the palestinians in the west bank that caused my friend prime minister rabin his life three weeks later. ron brown's plane crashed in 1995. oklahoma city occurred in 1995, raising all kinds of other questions about...
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particularly in election year. the house is expected to adjourn for the year on friday and the senate shortly after. a lot of high-profile legislation still hanging in the balance. it is the list of what is likely to make it through the 113th congress. i think the only thing that is likely to get through is the defense authorization act. will see what gets included. one thing we will be watching is to see whether any legislation sanctioning iran is added to that bill. the administration is doing everything it can to prevent congress from doing that but a lot of members are still interested in adding sanctions to iran. another thing to watch for is the farm bill. if they cannot get a deal they are going to have to extend existing -- finally the senate are here for and asked her week. they will look at a lot of nominations, particularly after the filibuster changes republicans ran through a couple of weeks ago. among the big nominees are the new chairwoman of the federal reserve, jackie ellen. -- a number of articles
particularly in election year. the house is expected to adjourn for the year on friday and the senate shortly after. a lot of high-profile legislation still hanging in the balance. it is the list of what is likely to make it through the 113th congress. i think the only thing that is likely to get through is the defense authorization act. will see what gets included. one thing we will be watching is to see whether any legislation sanctioning iran is added to that bill. the administration is...
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and several cases considerable amount of elected experience. but substantial achievement in their life. they get the talking points from the west wind. it's necessarily a frustration. i think some cabinet members deal with the frustration and in their own targeted way push back against it. more effectively than others. >> the quote in his piece from we are completely marginalized until the you know what hits the fan. if your question is did the president rely on the cabinet as a group of advisers. no, he didn't. well, and i think that pretty much sums up the by and large consensus we talk to. picking up on john's point. it was a. a. it wasn't they were left to do their own thing. of it a sense that politics ruled in at white house because the first mission of any first-term mission is from a second-term president. i think it was the orientation of how the west wing was structured in that first term. it was a readies contain for many folk. steven chu was the energy secretary for the first four years of the obama administration. a nobel prize win
and several cases considerable amount of elected experience. but substantial achievement in their life. they get the talking points from the west wind. it's necessarily a frustration. i think some cabinet members deal with the frustration and in their own targeted way push back against it. more effectively than others. >> the quote in his piece from we are completely marginalized until the you know what hits the fan. if your question is did the president rely on the cabinet as a group of...
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, the election of ruthserford b. hayes who did not win the popular vote. but then again, many people were not allowed to vote in the south, so this so-called compromise was to get him into office as long as he pulled out the federal troops out of the south, so that it would end reconstruction. so it's not -- compromising people's welfare in that particular case. so we're debating those issues today, and i don't think there are easy answers to them. >> we have time for one more question. >> you mentioned lincoln's bottomlessness, and if wonder if you could say a little more about that in the context of the evolution of his views on slavery, and a general question for both: given the very interesting comments about how all times are messy when you look at them, in the present, as you do, an illusion we look back and think of things has having been much clearer. what kind of perspective does that give in terms of so many people feeling we have such a dysfunctional government and how do we go forward, but with thetive yo
, the election of ruthserford b. hayes who did not win the popular vote. but then again, many people were not allowed to vote in the south, so this so-called compromise was to get him into office as long as he pulled out the federal troops out of the south, so that it would end reconstruction. so it's not -- compromising people's welfare in that particular case. so we're debating those issues today, and i don't think there are easy answers to them. >> we have time for one more question....
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[laughter] >> 53 autumns ago 1960 general election campaign committee said this. if by a liberal somebody who looks ahead and not behind or someone who cares about the welfare for their schools or jobs or civil rights or civil liberties or the stalemate of suspicion suspicion, if that is what they mean by a liberal that i am proud to say i am a liberal. ashes teeeighteen and andrew write in their introduction they helped to kraft the words of this is what i meant to arthur to be liberal. bell letter chronicles historians views through the second the iraq war. u.k. and read letters from the roosevelt, truman, adelaide stevenson, humphrey, a candidate, kissinger, a william f. buckley, jr., the clinton, al gore gorby doll, jacqueline kennedy and naturally with his interest of american history sammy davis, jr., a and mick jagger. [laughter] to a detractor to accused arthur of being a communist sympathizer he said your first letter was a product of misunderstanding for you to really provide if not i can only send you to the nearest psychiatrist. but i should note arthu
[laughter] >> 53 autumns ago 1960 general election campaign committee said this. if by a liberal somebody who looks ahead and not behind or someone who cares about the welfare for their schools or jobs or civil rights or civil liberties or the stalemate of suspicion suspicion, if that is what they mean by a liberal that i am proud to say i am a liberal. ashes teeeighteen and andrew write in their introduction they helped to kraft the words of this is what i meant to arthur to be liberal....
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he's in his third term, elected in 2009, represents california's 3rd district. he's taking your calls and questions this morning. johnny's up next from woodbridge, virginia, on our line for democrats. johnny, good morning. >> caller: morning. i'd like to say they turned -- i wonder what's wrong with how much money they're spending in afghanistan, halliburton is the problem. because a as long as they are there, the money going to pour in, and vice president -- ex-vice president cheney, he was collecting money before, during and after. and he still is right now collecting money from the government. >> host: johnny, did you have a question for the congressman? >> caller: why these, somebody don't say something about the work habits of congress. congress want people to go out there and find jobs 20 hours a week. congress don't work 10 hours a month. >> host: congressman. >> guest: well, we actually work at least 10 hours a month, but this in recent times with republican leadership, the amount of work being done in congress has been very, very slim. and the hours wor
he's in his third term, elected in 2009, represents california's 3rd district. he's taking your calls and questions this morning. johnny's up next from woodbridge, virginia, on our line for democrats. johnny, good morning. >> caller: morning. i'd like to say they turned -- i wonder what's wrong with how much money they're spending in afghanistan, halliburton is the problem. because a as long as they are there, the money going to pour in, and vice president -- ex-vice president cheney, he...
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and re- election but certainly that is a part of it. what's happening is that increasingly the campaign funds at least for some who are running for office are being used for lifestyle subsidies and for enrichment of members of congress and they use very creative techniques and methods for doing this. as it was mentioned in the introduction, there was a special that we have on 60 minutes a couple weeks ago. i don't know if people have a chance to see that but if you want to look at the creativity that takes place, that would be a place to begin. let me give you a couple examples of things that have been done. we highlighted a congresswoman from california, congresswoman napolitano who is from los angeles. very creative technique that she developed for self-enrichment. she ran for office in 1998 and in the midst of the first campaign, she loaned her own campaign of $150,000 cash. but she thought it would be a good idea to charge her own campaign 18% interest for that loud and she decided i'm going to wait a while. maybe i will wait 20 yea
and re- election but certainly that is a part of it. what's happening is that increasingly the campaign funds at least for some who are running for office are being used for lifestyle subsidies and for enrichment of members of congress and they use very creative techniques and methods for doing this. as it was mentioned in the introduction, there was a special that we have on 60 minutes a couple weeks ago. i don't know if people have a chance to see that but if you want to look at the...
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[laughter] 53 autumns ago in the 1960 general election for president, john kennedy said this: if by a liberal they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their school, their jobs, their civil rights and civil liberties -- someone who believes we can breakthrough the stalemate and suspicion that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by liberal, then i'm proud to say i'm a liberal. as andrew and stephen write in their introduction to their father's letters, arthur schlessinger jr. helped kennedy craft those words. the letters, which are a marvelous book, chronicles the late historian's views really from world war for through the -- world war ii through the second iraq war. you can read letters from adelaide stevenson, john kennedy, robert kennedy, henry kissinger, william f. buckley jr., al gore, gore vidal, jacqueline kennedy and naturally -- given arthur's interest in american history -- groucho marx, sammy davis jr. and bi
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you think this sort of liberal populist direction for the democratic party can win elections outside massachusetts? is this an active debate within the democratic coalition right now? >> when you poll the public on things like education, jobs, people want good jobs. people want the american dream. if you look at doug sosnick recent blog post, i think he was -- which i think was not in atlantic but in the politico? sorry. i think it's totally right, that one of the great unifying factors in this country was if you work hard and play by a sense of fairness rules, you should do okay. and our guidepost was our kids, the next generation, do better than we are. and that's changed. and people are really anxious about that. they want to work hard and want to do okay. and so i think that there is -- were look at the elections the just, in 2013, christie one in new jersey. that's true. but so did minimum wage expansion. terry mcauliffe one in virginia. walsh in boston. the bellagio in new york. someone -- toledo, the person -- >> could you speak up a little bit please? >> sorry. there is somet
you think this sort of liberal populist direction for the democratic party can win elections outside massachusetts? is this an active debate within the democratic coalition right now? >> when you poll the public on things like education, jobs, people want good jobs. people want the american dream. if you look at doug sosnick recent blog post, i think he was -- which i think was not in atlantic but in the politico? sorry. i think it's totally right, that one of the great unifying factors...
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but as it comes to elections and how to win elections, one group thinks that what republicans need to do is get more of the base out. another group that i belong to thinks that what we have to do is grow the base. we can't just rely on traditional republican voters. and what i believe is that old, straight, white male voters just ain't what they used to be. and don't get me wrong, i love old, straight, white males. i'm married to one. [laughter] i'm friends with some. [laughter] i've even voted for several. but they're just not winning elections these days. and that is a reality. the demographic trends are just not swinging in their favor. demography matters in politics. that's what jeb bush said yesterday if new york when i was with him. mitt romney got 27% of the latino vote. the percentage of latino voters is increasing, and the percentage of white voters is decreasing. and i know that can be a little scary to some people, so let me give you the good news and bad news. the bad news is we have you surrounded. the good news is we come in peace. [laughter] it will be very hard for any
but as it comes to elections and how to win elections, one group thinks that what republicans need to do is get more of the base out. another group that i belong to thinks that what we have to do is grow the base. we can't just rely on traditional republican voters. and what i believe is that old, straight, white male voters just ain't what they used to be. and don't get me wrong, i love old, straight, white males. i'm married to one. [laughter] i'm friends with some. [laughter] i've even voted...
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but what's your suggestion on -- what been finally resolved the i know we said elections, if the elections are affected by decisions of the executive branch, what do the people who are the final arbiters of this definition of the constitution? >> to me are -- >> i'm asking mr. cannon. >> i think it was to meet him and get asking if there's no remedy, what did the people do. to what particular sort of abuses are you -- >> anyone on the list of the enumerated powers, for example, any with the question of war because that's the starkest of all. >> there is a procedure in the constitution that allows peoplee people to amend the constitution without going through congress. that is
but what's your suggestion on -- what been finally resolved the i know we said elections, if the elections are affected by decisions of the executive branch, what do the people who are the final arbiters of this definition of the constitution? >> to me are -- >> i'm asking mr. cannon. >> i think it was to meet him and get asking if there's no remedy, what did the people do. to what particular sort of abuses are you -- >> anyone on the list of the enumerated powers, for...
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the reason i think there's a lot to this is that when richard nixon was elected in 1968 -- and julie and i spent so many evening with him -- '9 and '70, one name that kept coming up over and over again, and i think this would be an interesting article some day. documenting the personal relationship based on complete confidence and fondness between richard nixon and thomas dewey. knickson wanted to name dewey warren's successor. he wanted to elevate him to the supreme court. dewey said, basically, i'm too old. he wanted to be secretary of defense. wanted to be anything in his government, and this was gratitude but a relationship that was forged without question back in a time when thomas dewey identified nixon as a young political comer. >> i know that after my father was nominated and eisenhower and my father met, eisenhower admitted he didn't realize just quite how young my father was when he made the decision for him to be the running mate. i don't think he realized he was 39. maybe he thought he was 41 or something. thought he was 42? >> that's right. 39 years old. >> let me go ba
the reason i think there's a lot to this is that when richard nixon was elected in 1968 -- and julie and i spent so many evening with him -- '9 and '70, one name that kept coming up over and over again, and i think this would be an interesting article some day. documenting the personal relationship based on complete confidence and fondness between richard nixon and thomas dewey. knickson wanted to name dewey warren's successor. he wanted to elevate him to the supreme court. dewey said,...
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happening, this is one of the constants of the last 100 years that working-class people are not being elected [inaudible conversations]onf the. >> will come to theinan conference is following the of quarterly meeting of the financial regulatory committee all of you who would break the ice and snow to come here today. we are little short on staff some of the members did not make it but i will first introduce the members of the shadow committee of the press conference, peter from the american enterprise institute, marshall from the wharton school university of pennsylvania, chester, from i carnegie-mellon and sitting in the audience is kenneth dam from the university of chicago. and i am george kaufman from illinois university and cochairman of the shadow group. we have four statements. unfortunately one of them was delayed because of the chief author that came in today that what we will do with that statement is we may talk about it today at the meeting and we will have it ready in a weekend if you have an e-mail list, you will be getting a copy of the statement. we have three statements that
happening, this is one of the constants of the last 100 years that working-class people are not being elected [inaudible conversations]onf the. >> will come to theinan conference is following the of quarterly meeting of the financial regulatory committee all of you who would break the ice and snow to come here today. we are little short on staff some of the members did not make it but i will first introduce the members of the shadow committee of the press conference, peter from the...
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but in the virginia governor's election, i lived in maryland, it did seem to have an effect at least on those going to the polls, the women going to the polls. >> host: thank you, sir. >> guest: yes. the war on women theme was very effective, and what i think about that is, first of all, i mean, democrats have been far better at listening to women, being informed by various women's centers that they, with whom they correspond be, and they got their message, and they fine-tuned that message for different age groups. it was fairly clear, for example, in the last presidential campaign that the republicans did not do that. and i think that for many conservatives as i said before, there are all these women's groups that are supported. they tend to be fairly liberal to radical. and where are the women's groups on the conservative side? there are a few. there's the independent women's forum and the clare boothe luce, a great student group called new. these groups are either libertarian or more conservative, but there are very few of them. so i think that republicans have a serious problem b
but in the virginia governor's election, i lived in maryland, it did seem to have an effect at least on those going to the polls, the women going to the polls. >> host: thank you, sir. >> guest: yes. the war on women theme was very effective, and what i think about that is, first of all, i mean, democrats have been far better at listening to women, being informed by various women's centers that they, with whom they correspond be, and they got their message, and they fine-tuned that...
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as the first democratically elected president of south africa, mandela was the father of a new nation, like george washington the father of our nation, he chose deliberately to walk away from power. in doing so he reminded us that peaceful, orderly transition of power is one of the hall machines of a real -- hallmarks of a real democracy. sadly this year, for the second year in a roarks the award committee wouldn't identify one african leader who met that standard. leaders in neighboring zimbabwe, egypt, cuba and so many other nations torn by conflict and manipulated division would do well to ponder this greatness of nelson mandela. at the end of persist presidency he came to washington to receive the congressional gold medal. this congressional gold medal is the highest honoring in this congress can stow on a civilian. he vet note he was humbled to be first south african to receive it. he thanked the american people and congress for our help to bringing an end to the system of apartheid through congressionally imposed economic sanctions and other measures. these are nelson man necess
as the first democratically elected president of south africa, mandela was the father of a new nation, like george washington the father of our nation, he chose deliberately to walk away from power. in doing so he reminded us that peaceful, orderly transition of power is one of the hall machines of a real -- hallmarks of a real democracy. sadly this year, for the second year in a roarks the award committee wouldn't identify one african leader who met that standard. leaders in neighboring...
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he's written two books on this subject to elections across the subject of. is a very close personal friend. he's a senior advisor and he's agreed to join us today. and tom will give a presentation and take some questions and answers. tom, thank you very much. welcome tom daschle. [applause] >> byron, thank you very much for that generous introduction. thank you all for your warm reception this morning. i really appreciate the opportunity to be with you and to talk as denis edney, about something that we all care deeply about. and i think it is appropriate that i'm the third in this line of midwestern speakers, minnesota, north dakota. the gateway to south dakota and it's only appropriate that i come third. denis and byron and i grew up in states where, in most of the kids you put in turning and leaving on the same post. those kids are about seven years old before they realize the name of the town isn't resume speed. so we have a lot in common. but obviously you can understand why i'm as proud of denis' work and his commitment to public service as i am this m
he's written two books on this subject to elections across the subject of. is a very close personal friend. he's a senior advisor and he's agreed to join us today. and tom will give a presentation and take some questions and answers. tom, thank you very much. welcome tom daschle. [applause] >> byron, thank you very much for that generous introduction. thank you all for your warm reception this morning. i really appreciate the opportunity to be with you and to talk as denis edney, about...
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integration of intelligence operations in the election without defense analysts in income mining capabilities along with collection management, targeting, science, and technology bring to bear significant capability and talent to forewarn an impending conflict. all of these types of skills and abilities and others, counterintelligence, human intelligence all bra underneath the construct of a center concept. the integrated intelligence center construct uniquely tied into our were fighting combat commands which is part of the defense intelligence enterprise providing full spectrum intelligence while synchronizing capabilities and eliminating redundancies. i will not stand appear until you that we will eliminate every redundancy, but that is one of the areas that we have to try to work toward common understanding who is doing what to whom. i will tell you, as a longtime intelligence officer, you meet the demands of your customers. if your customer is the commander of you answer those demands. if a customer's the secretary of defense of the president you answer that question. if someone else is a
integration of intelligence operations in the election without defense analysts in income mining capabilities along with collection management, targeting, science, and technology bring to bear significant capability and talent to forewarn an impending conflict. all of these types of skills and abilities and others, counterintelligence, human intelligence all bra underneath the construct of a center concept. the integrated intelligence center construct uniquely tied into our were fighting combat...
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capitalism and the free market , freestern civilization elections, women can run for office in jordan and dubai, abu dhabi. these are westernized states. the last thing that they want for their burgeoning economies is to be destabilized by a nuclear iran. if you want to look to peace in the middle east, look to good actors that are doing great things. they are bringing in reforms as fast as they can. reward them, do not reward the bad guys to say they want to wipe iran off the face of the earth. host: iowa, independent caller. caller: i am honored to stick with you. i have a problem with -- in the manner that we are negotiating with these people, it is in a secular way. i do not think a lot of people ,nderstand that the iranians their negotiations are in a radical, religious way. a lot of people do not understand that to them it is honorable and heroic to successfully lie and deceive the thedel, which is us, and zionist, which is the israelis. we are naÏve to think that they do not believe -- that they do not understand what they are doing is actually deceiving us. and totally -- the
capitalism and the free market , freestern civilization elections, women can run for office in jordan and dubai, abu dhabi. these are westernized states. the last thing that they want for their burgeoning economies is to be destabilized by a nuclear iran. if you want to look to peace in the middle east, look to good actors that are doing great things. they are bringing in reforms as fast as they can. reward them, do not reward the bad guys to say they want to wipe iran off the face of the...
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truman is then roosevelt's vice presidential candidate in the 1944 election. and joe kennedy says to harry truman, 'harry, what are you doing working for that crippled sob who killed my son joe?' c-span: there's a woman that is always around fdr in your book, someone named margaret suckley, daisy suckley. who was she and where did you get the information about her? >> guest: daisy suckley was a distant cousin of roosevelt. c-span: she's in the middle in this picture. >> guest: let me take a little closer look. yes. and daisy suckley was a person who roosevelt would confide in, things that he would not tell to anybody else. he felt perfectly comfortable. because she adored him, he knew he had her absolute trust. so he to--he told her things that, for example, would have very much surprised other members of the--of the roosevelt team, one of which was the state of fdr's health. from the last year at least of fdr's life, he w--he was a dying man. he had been examined at the bethesda naval center by cardiologists that realized he had astronomic blood pressure, tha
truman is then roosevelt's vice presidential candidate in the 1944 election. and joe kennedy says to harry truman, 'harry, what are you doing working for that crippled sob who killed my son joe?' c-span: there's a woman that is always around fdr in your book, someone named margaret suckley, daisy suckley. who was she and where did you get the information about her? >> guest: daisy suckley was a distant cousin of roosevelt. c-span: she's in the middle in this picture. >> guest: let...
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did you see demand that you were closest to who at one point was a senator go from senator to being elected president, and you were still there when he got the second term which you call legacy. first term is try to get done, second term is to build your legacy. drop that period, what type of movement, what have you seen as far as faith in barack obama? >> his faith has deepened. it is a great question. he has said that himself. there's something about a constant stream of trials and different things you have to overcome that slows you down and gives you a sense of perspective. president obama is the last person in the room to panic, the first person to say hold on, let's put a strategy together and we will get through this and that is a prospective god would have all of us, so easy to look at the challenges in front of us and think they are going to be the end of the world and yet we serve a god who has parted seas and raise people from the dead and done all sorts of things and then moved on to yet another challenge and that is the perspective he wants all of us to have. i have seen the pr
did you see demand that you were closest to who at one point was a senator go from senator to being elected president, and you were still there when he got the second term which you call legacy. first term is try to get done, second term is to build your legacy. drop that period, what type of movement, what have you seen as far as faith in barack obama? >> his faith has deepened. it is a great question. he has said that himself. there's something about a constant stream of trials and...